KEY WEST MARCHES IN MEMORY OF MLK JR.

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Mandy Miles
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School groups, military troops, civic organizations and local officials take to Duval Street for the Jan. 15 parade in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. LARRY BLACKBURN/Keys Weekly

Hundreds of Key Westers honored the reason for the Monday, Jan. 15 holiday, marching in the city’s annual parade for Martin Luther King Jr. 

Civic  groups, churches, schools, musicians, soldiers and city officials, many carrying signs of unity and equality, marched from Bahama Village down Duval Street.

Mandy Miles
Mandy Miles
Mandy Miles drops stuff, breaks things and falls down more than any adult should. An award-winning writer, reporter and columnist, she's been stringing words together in Key West since 1998. "Local news is crucial," she says. "It informs and connects a community. It prompts conversation. It gets people involved, holds people accountable. The Keys Weekly takes its responsibility seriously. Our owners are raising families in Key West & Marathon. Our writers live in the communities we cover - Key West, Marathon & the Upper Keys. We respect our readers. We question our leaders. We believe in the Florida Keys community. And we like to have a good time." Mandy's married to a saintly — and handy — fishing captain, and can't imagine living anywhere else.

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